Vehicle-wheel.



H11 SYSJM. PATENTED JAN. 7,. 1968.A J., MORRS. VEHICLE WHEEL.

APYLIGATON PILEI) JUNB'lL". 1906.

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is an improvement on and supplemental'tol@ sTATEs PATENT cement v'JOHN H- MORRIS, .0F OMAHA, NEBRA'SK.

VEHICLETWHEEL.

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vusetnl improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, 'ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to' vehicle wheels, and

Letters latent 643724 issued me. Feb. 20, iQG, and relates more especially to 'that class in whichthe hub or central portion'is eccentric of the rim orouter section when the wheelis in use, said outer section beingA yieldon. the line 1-1 in *rifle i arms are hooked to the e .ingiy connected to the hub for the purpose of redncingthe vibration andl insuring 4the increased speed, because of the resilient properties o the wheel; and the object is to proa wheel of this character of lightconlction which is simple, strong, reliable, yensive to manufacture and in 4which n wearing parts are easily and quickly reaced by the use of simple tools. I obtain se objects by the novel arrangement of s, in which# Figure 1 Arepresents 1n slde elevation a part invention. Fir?. 2 represents a section lllig. 1. Fio'. 3 represents enlarged 'section taken on the line lili'dfll in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail/section .showing a portion of the rim of the wheel opening therein, through which the ol a coil spring operate. Fig. 5 reprea cross-section. on the line lll-111 ai. in the drawing a represents the' hollow rim' of the wheel on which is .shown a tire l) v p'rellerably of' solid rubber, while c represents "he hub of the wheel which may be of any neferredfshape.

d 'and d indicate the hollonr spokes of the "wl'ieel, all of which arev rigidly connected to the heb e and toeac'h other by means of a eircnlar plate or disk e arrangedin contact with each spoke and to which said spokes are 'se 'sorely fastened. A

The inner section of the wheel consisting of the hub and spokes, is yieldingly connected to the outer sectionfor rim by means of the arms fof the coil sprin s whose short vspokes dA and bear lagainst thev same, each specificati@ f Letters Patent.

-pplication filed June 15. 1906. Serial No. 321.864.

niarly shaped 'springs which will be. erein 'described and claimedand which are4 y illustrated in the accompanying drawwheel. constructed in accordance with ge of the hollow' y Patented Jan. 7, 1908.

spring beingindependent of its mate or op posite. The long armsfoffthe coil springs :r extend outward. from the ends olf' the spokes Ad and` d', and engage against anti-friction rollers g journaled in' brackets it, rigidly secured to the inside of the hollow rim, (1 and the outer ends of said arms extend through slots formed in the rim o, beneath each oi'l the brackets h. l

lt will be observed that weight upon the hub c, such as would occur on the wheel while in use, would cause the hub portion of the wheel to move downwardly and become eccentric of the outer section and the arms f of the springs v at the top of the wheel would be drawn downward between the rollers g and the reverse operation would occur to the vsprings' at the low er portion of the wheel, the outer ends of the arms f being moved into the rim af. lt will be observed that, when a pair of the' spring arms f are moved downward between the rollers g and from the rim a, the spring arms f will be bent closer together because of the angularity oi the portions of the spring arms which rest normally within the hollow rim a. lt will also be obspokes of 'a wheel will also be bent toward each other when pressed farther into ther/ini a because'of the angularity of the portions of the arms normally outside tl/ie" roller o. Thus itwill be seen that theter'i'dcncy of the hub-to assume an eccentric position within the wheel. is resisted by the coil 'springs both at the top and bottom of thewheel and. thatthe springs1 aided by the vhic-tion, between the springs and the rollers g, will tend to returnthe hub at once to its concentric position'. This;` tendency vto rejtnrn the hub to its concentric'position is assisted also, by. the spring arms f at the ends of the horizontal spokes and in part by each spring in the wheel, as the horizontal spokes are borne down by the wcighton the hub, the lower arms of each pair of springs carried by the -horizontal spokes are bent and tend to lift up andyreturn the hub c to its concentric position, i t A lt will be observed by reference to Fig. 2 that the spokes are staggered and 'form two rows about the hub c, thus bracing each side of the rim a from the hub c, and, together 'with the stiffness of the wires j, preventing any possibility of the rim o: being pushed out of the same vertical Aplane occupied by the hub A.and spokes.

served that the spring arms ol' the lower/ kul The rollers g are retained in journal' slots i,

by thev tension oft'he spring arm fandf'arle.`

"easily removable b'y-bending the spring arr-n f bac'k'as vshown by ldotted line s in Fig; 1,' and allowing the rollerto. pass out at the open end of slot i as, shown at t in Fig. 1.

After removing the roller i] as above and re#H leasing the sprlng arm said spring arm ,will `he dormant 1n the en o-slot y as shown at u 1n Fig. 1 andvi'ill be easilv removed from the Wheel by lifting it out of the hollow spoke from the holloiv I have produced a simple strong and reliable wheel of the class described and light in construction, Whose parts are easily interchangeable.

I claim z- 1. A vehicle Wheel, comprising. avtub'ular rim, a hub, adisk xed thereto,hollw spokesy fixed to the hub and disk, a pair of springs detachably iiXed to `the outer end of each spoke and being'yieldingly attached to Vthe hollow rim. y

2. A vehicle Wheel, comprising a hollow rim, a hub, a disk iixed thereto, ho lo iXed to .the hub and disk, a pair of's rings detachably fixed to the outer end jo each spoke, the outer ends of which springs eX- tend into the hollow rim, and anti-friction 40 rollers` arranged on the hollow rim for engaging 'the springs.

3. A vehicle Wheel comprising .an outer sect1on upon the inner side of which are larranged anti-friction bearlngs .1n pairs, an 1nl w spokes maca-ot' @which niemals-ampere 'a serres' of co1 springs havingv long' bent-j which bear upon said andi-fiction bearings'o the outer section" and yieldinglyfretain' the inner-section concentric of the onterseptien.

andall of which arms offer 'resist'nce to v'any )cometending to destroy the concentricity ci the sections. p l i '4. A vehicle comprising a hollowr outer section uponthe inner side of'which are sir-- ranged anti-friction bearings l'pairs and openings oppositev them, an' inner section upon which are mounted; pairs, a series of' coil springs', having long bent armswhich bear upon said vanti-frictlon'.bearings ofthe outer section, and 'pass throu h the openings into fthe hollow. rinrand whic 4yieldingly re-' tain the inner section concentric of the'outer section' and all of which' armsoier resistance to any force tendingto lde'stroythe; concentricity of the sections, 'substantially as described'. I". i Y

5. Apyvehicley Wheel comprising 'a' hollow outer -section upon the inner side' of which ir 'open slots are arranged anti-friction bearings in pairs, and openings in the rim opposite the pairs in the form'of long slots, aninner sec'w tion ulon which are mounted in iairs,` a series o 1 coil springs, having long ent arms, which bear upon said anti-frictlon bearings ofthe outer section, and `.vhose extreme ends .pass through the slots into the ollow rim of the outer section and which yiel `ir'igly retain the inner sectionooncent'ric of the outer scc-l tion and all of which arms oer resistance to vany force tending to destroy the cncentric ity of thev sections substantially asA described. Inv testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of' two' Witnesses.

l JOHN H. MORRIS. Witnesses.:

ROYAL A. STREETER, CHARLES A. SWEET.- 

